Freshwater ecosystems are sentinels of our environment.

Now more than ever, lakes, rivers, and wetlands face threats from co-occurring stressors. Of fundamental importance is the recognition of the timescales of ecological response to dominant stressors. ECAB Lab research integrates a wide-range of methods from ecology, biomonitoring, and paleolimnology to understand the effects of human activities and natural processes on freshwaters. The current focus of our research includes: 1) Understanding the cause and impacts of benthic algal blooms in low-nutrient rivers, 2) Quantifying lake and wetland response to long-term environmental changes and legacy contaminants, and 3) Advancing knowledge on emerging environmental stressors to freshwater ecosystems of eastern Canada.

Research

Read about some of the diverse research projects underway at the ECAB Lab in maritime Canada and beyond.